Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-11-29
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a.. u.nens'cated Gao.
NY ny Displayed !, ns ~ ss !
,.i Nos' to the donkey, ,S.,'
footed :. creature that H. s,''s
,lsned as piggy. Tine y, ss'
has shown himself q Il l. w
n anu even sagacious beast :, y
i iilo, to regard Tho i, y
brutal gluttonous and - ~
r r. s! grovellng and l sp''''
i IL habits habits and !, iatraetablss ' sas
IN temper. Ha may oi,s s''
endowed Snlas na., with these di,ssss' Y
ing in the life Of . pig s' i S a.
Gated state to call Tor an n ~
his reasoning faculties. y n.y. ~
ness nc, SIS is to . eat drink, sleep =,
all MS war wants are antlyies, ~
" guards his sly. W5. 3 Y
1t Is the interest Or the Win a y
SCISSOR to teach the pig Or ,ss'',
he can be. withoutlnnch a ms'
' verified into a docile pupil a% I
pleasing pet. The Original -
winch was exhibitedin paI Ms
a hundred years ago hal i s =
to pick up letters written M, Wy
OF cardboard at comman ', y
them into words. This iotslS'
ture died in due co,r, s'' y
as all mortal swine NM
since 1889 there has never l IL y
ton OF continuity in tn 4, =
learned pigs exhibited !,
fairs, although none b, n
equal talent with tho ST., s !
Mall. There is tho =, s,a
case. too. OF TIE ecn,l,s,
siding at Caversham, WIN '. =,
ing market bought two No.
were conveyed to his hoa,e /,
and turned into a yard on ~ Y
the Thames. The next mornh.s'
mails were missing. Ahuea.I. i
raised and information va, /
that two pigs had been sceD ,r''
across the river at nearly I'M,
part. They were af,erwanl #
trotting along the PangJourne Il
in one place where the ronl la',
they were seen putting Their ,D'
gether rs if in earnest coDu.,
Eventually they returned s,sl,
farmhouse whence they bal BE-,
'nally conveyed to Reading. Ysst,
sent them back to the gentls,.
Cavcrsham. but again the aup,,
rived to make their escape. sui,
he river as though they had ya
logs and thereby refuting the N
al but slanderous imputation III
ian not swim without cutti,,
threats. 1t is well known Tint /
vincial regattas pigs have firm
taken prizes for feats in notatio,
ingenious DR.. Erasmus Darwin,
"Zoonomia," has. perhaps, ns
cinctly. yet most comprehsss
summed up the case for and 4
the pig. II have observed, hpsa
"great sagacity in swine, butthl
lives which we allow them sd
usual confinement preycat thdi
provcment, which would OAa
probably equal that Of the do,e
There it is. The infcliciloR 4
carries even in his baIyhool, afs
the word of doom, "thanato," Il
on his snout. In his suekin.
5ournands hunger for lis AabF !
and yearn to see his yet tender a
dcrnatous envelop scorcaea into
cracking. His brain powcrhan1
for Development; since his cd
organism is ruthlessly utilizcls
sauce, or if he be allowed a sasl
longer span of life, he is dairyaaa
to be slau entered and roasted Efi|
Accomplishments of sage and onlaa'
apple sauce.
Pigs have been repeatedly khan
attach themselves to individuals
other animals and to show the snl
docility. gcntleness and alfcc'iai
Henderson, the writer OF u Wrl'n
work on swine, relates that be
Young sow of u good breed 50
that she would suffer his younss
three years of age, to climb va
back and ride her about iOf d.
hour at n time and more. wa
was tired of the sport she Wal'
herself down, carefully avodla,
ing her young jockey. who ha ~
shared his bread and meat VIII
DeDieskau also cites the case OIL !
boar which he caught very YOU
which formed such an attac,l'l'
young lady residing in the no u
he accompanied her wherever .'' y |.
and slept upon her bed iaIsI y,
ate creature frcttel himself 70 u
account of a fox which had O%,
into the house to be tamea'-'
Telegraph.
No." said Tompkins' u no
call on Miss Robinson LOU
she's n fine performer on Inc
but 1 got tired of ho-'rlns 'A'
piece every time l called, !,
what was the picceP" ask
marsh. At
) "Mcndclssohn's wedding NJ